Sunday, August 30, 2009
Hello Folks,
I decided to kick off the new month – September that is – by entering a contest put on by Craig Ballantyne. He is a highly qualified fitness expert who has not only published many e-books, but also written articles for magazines and started several web sites. He also puts out exercise videos like crazy.
I am particularly happy with his bodyweight ideas for exercise. I like being able to take my workout anywhere I go. In fact, when I was on vacation I adopted many of his ideas for my workout.
What I like also about his workouts is that they are so ridiculously hard you know you are getting a good workout! I am always sweating and breathing heavy while doing his exercises...even with six months interval training behind my belt....and there is no end to the variations of exercises.
Push-ups and pull-ups are still really challenging for me, so I know I am benefitting from bodyweight training; and forget those spider push-ups Craig demonstrates—I am not there yet! I have found my own way to compensate for my inability to do more than 2 pull-ups or 25 push-ups.
I do what I call JUMP PULL-UPS or ASSISTED PULL-UPS
JUMP PULLUPS
I basically do a squat (while holding the pull-up bar), then jump up while I pull myself up, then slowly lower myself down and keep on doing that for a minute.
ASSISTED PULL-UPS
I pull my self up and then lower my self until one foot touches the ground for a split second and then pull myself back up again.
For those of you who have heard of a Total Gym....I also use my total gym to do pull-up. How it works is that you are pulling yourself up at an angle that makes it so you are only pulling a percentage of you bodyweight instead of your whole body weight.
For PUSH-UPS I do what I call PLANK PUSH-UPS, ANGLE PUSHUPS, and KNEE ASSISTED PUSH-UPS...
PLANK PUSH-UPS
When I can’t do another push-up I hold myself in a plank position until I feel ready to do more push-ups
ANGLE PUSHUPS
I do push-ups with my hands on a bench and my feet on the ground
KNEE ASSISTED PUSH-UPS
I drop my knees to the ground when I lower myself down, and then I straighten my knees when I push up.
Here is an example of a popular Turbulance Training workout...
PS: Tomorrow marks the beginning of evolution Three -----Turbulance Training 12 week transformation Contest Body Evolution.
Exercise: bike 30 minutes, 250 bodyweight workout, ankle stretches (it never ends)
Menu: Protein and veggies
Until next time…
Think, Believe, Act, Adjust, Never Give up
Dakota
Today’s Mantra: You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.
By A Course in Miracles
